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A quick method for detecting virus variants paves the way for a speedier response to pandemics, scientists have said. Research in the UK has found that genotyping – a method for picking up tiny genetic differences – can detect variants six days faster than traditional whole genome sequencing. This means that changes in viruses, as well as new Covid variants, can be analysed more quickly and the information sent to public health professionals on the front line. As a result, isolatin...

Another year has come and gone, so as in 2021, and 2022, its time for what is becoming a New Years tradition: the 2023 Freja retrospective! Although there is...

Botulism is a rare but potentially lethal illness caused by botulinum neurotoxin released by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum into contaminated food, or wounds. The bacteria thrive in certain foods, wounds, and in the soil.